Colleges Near Portola Valley
There are no colleges in Portola Valley, but 49 are within 50 miles, enrolling 414,280 students combined.
The closest option is Palo Alto University in Palo Alto, 2 miles from Portola Valley (about 2-3 minutes by car). Portola Valley (pop. 4,353) is in California.
Stanford University in Stanford ranks #3 nationally. Chabot College in Hayward has the lowest tuition at $1,150 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Portola Valley. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Portola Valley. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Portola Valley.
Skyline College
- Public 2 Year
- San Bruno, CA
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- 22 miles from Portola Valley
Skyline is a public community college known for automotive technology and respiratory care programs. The campus sits in San Bruno on the San Francisco Peninsula.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,639
Evergreen Valley College
- Public 2 Year
- San Jose, CA
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- 26 miles from Portola Valley
Evergreen Valley is a public community college offering associate degrees and transfer preparation for four-year universities. The campus is in the Evergreen area of southeast San Jose.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,186
College of Alameda
- Public 2 Year
- Alameda, CA
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- 28 miles from Portola Valley
College of Alameda is a public community college known for aviation maintenance technology and career technical programs. The campus is located on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,506
University of California Santa Cruz
- Public 4 Year
- Santa Cruz, CA
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 28 miles from Portola Valley
UC Santa Cruz is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and astronomy. The residential-college campus sits among redwood forests overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $18,059
City College of San Francisco
- Public 2 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 27 miles from Portola Valley
A large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, culinary arts, and transfer preparation. The main Ocean Avenue campus and additional centers serve students across San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,616
San Francisco State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Portola Valley
SF State is a large public university known for undergraduate ethnic studies, cinema, and creative writing. The urban campus borders Lake Merced in southwestern San Francisco.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $13,168
California Institute of Integral Studies
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Portola Valley
CIIS is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and interdisciplinary studies grounded in integral education. The urban campus sits in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
California College of the Arts
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 29 miles from Portola Valley
CCA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate programs in fine arts, graphic design, and architecture. The urban campus is in San Francisco.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $46,823
Merritt College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 29 miles from Portola Valley
Merritt is a public community college known for nursing and landscape horticulture. The campus sits in the Oakland hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,581
Northeastern University Oakland
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 28 miles from Portola Valley
Northeastern Oakland is a private university campus, formerly Mills College, known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits in a residential area of Oakland.
- SAT Range 1420-1520
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 17%
- Net Price $27,473
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Portola Valley
A private music conservatory known for undergraduate classical performance and composition. The urban campus sits in San Francisco's Civic Center near major symphony, opera, and ballet venues.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $43,746
Cabrillo College
- Public 2 Year
- Aptos, CA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Portola Valley
Cabrillo is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and dental hygiene. The hillside campus in Aptos overlooks Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $20,716
Golden Gate University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 30 miles from Portola Valley
Golden Gate is a private university known for undergraduate business and accounting. The urban campus sits in downtown San Francisco's financial district.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Laney College
- Public 2 Year
- Oakland, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Portola Valley
Laney is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and career technical programs. The urban campus sits near Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $17,741
Lincoln University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 30 miles from Portola Valley
Lincoln is a private university known for undergraduate business administration. Its campus occupies an urban site near downtown Oakland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Samuel Merritt University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland, CA
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- 31 miles from Portola Valley
Samuel Merritt is a private health sciences university known for undergraduate nursing. The urban campus in Oakland focuses on clinical training for health professions.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of San Francisco
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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- 31 miles from Portola Valley
USF is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and international studies. The urban campus sits beside Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
- SAT Range 1190-1390
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $45,443
Minerva University
- Private 4 Year
- San Francisco, California
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- 30 miles from Portola Valley
Minerva is a highly selective private university known for an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum taught through small, seminar-style classes. Students live in successive residence halls across a rotation of global cities rather than on one traditional campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 3%
- Net Price $13,324